ground toasted sesame seeds; ground sesame
area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
cigarette lighter (in an automobile); car cigar lighter
to butter up; to try to get on the good side of
Dictyoptera (order of insects comprising the cockroaches and the mantids)
a long time (since the last time)
passing; (person) who happens to pass by; (place) that one happens to pass by; casual (e.g. romance); momentary
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
flushness (esp. of wheels and fenders on an automobile); tsuraichi
how have you been?; (lit.) nothing (untoward) has happened, has it?
hu (ancient Chinese vessel shaped like a vase, usually used to store alcohol)
dish of fish (meat, etc.), tofu, vegetables boiled together and served with ponzu dipping sauce; pot used to cook such a dish
meat and fish (forbidden to monks)
undercoating; underpainting; first coating
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
special delivery mail; express delivery post
Winged Victory of Samothrace
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
at a proper time; at a suitable occasion; at the correct moment; when the time is right
to sell off at peak price (usu. shares)